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Especially since Osaka's leg of torch relay is cancelled as well.....

Hurkacz wins against Tsitsipas and qualified to semifinal of Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in career

Today we will move to host city Kraków, not yet for the Grand Final, but to visit another Monument of History which is... Kościuszko Mound Kościuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, is an artificial mound modeled after Kraków's prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the top, approximately 326 metres (1,070 ft) above sea level, with a panoramic view of the Vistula River and the city. It was completed in November 1823. The location selected for the monument was the natural Blessed Bronisława Hill, also known as Sikornik, situated in the western part of Kraków's Zwierzyniec District. Kościuszko Mound is one of Kraków's four memorial mounds, consisting of two prehistoric mounds, Krakus Mound and Wanda Mound, and two modern ones, Piłsudski Mound and Kościuszko Mound. The founding ceremony of the Kościuszko Mound took place on 16 October 1820. The construction was financed by donations from Poles living in all territories of Poland under foreign occupation. For three years, people of all ages and class voluntarily constructed the mound to the height of 34 metres. Work was supervised by a Committee for the Construction of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument. At the base of the mound, the Founding Act was deposited in a glass and marble case. At the top, a granite boulder, brought from the Tatra Mountains, was placed, bearing the inscription "Kościuszce" (To Kościuszko). Inside the mound, urns were buried with soil from the Polish and American battlefields where Kościuszko fought. In 1860, on the 30th anniversary of the Polish November Uprising, the top of the mound was crowned with a boulder (545 kg) of granite from Tatra mountains which had engraved upon it: TO KOŚCIUSZKO. Initially, the grounds around Kościuszko Mound were planned to be turned into a colony settlement for the peasant families that fought alongside Tadeusz Kościuszko in the uprising of 1794. In the late 1830s, those families began to settle at the foothills of Kościuszko Mound, but the process came to a halt when Austrian authorities decided to turn this area into a part of city's fortification. Next to the mound there is a museum devoted to Kościuszko, that displays artefacts and mementoes of his life and achievements. In 1997, heavy rains eroded the mound, thus threatening its existence. It went through a restoration process from 1999 till 2003 in which state-of-the-art technology and modern materials were used. The mound was equipped with a drainage system and a new waterproofing membrane. Kościuszko Mound inspired Count Paul Strzelecki, Polish patriot and Australian explorer, to name the highest mountain in Australia Mount Kosciuszko, because of its perceived resemblance to the Kościuszko Mound in Kraków.

The best judokas quickly moved from Tbilisi to Antalya for another Grand Slam, but due to covid we don't have here German team, among French team we have just men's judokas and Japan is represented by just 5 athletes. Opportunity of gain more points to Olympic ranking was used by women's from and who finished in top3 on three light weights.

And Bhutan, Guyana have just AstraZaneca vaccines while Luxmebourg have also Pfizer and Moderna.

I really doubt that we will have another Games in Korea in near future

Yes, but still Luxembourg, Montenegro and Guyana have similar number of population to Bhutan, and these countries vaccinated just 11%, 3% and 4,2% of their population respectively and all of them started their vaccinations weeks or months ago

is doing very good job, they started vaccination just 5 days ago and they already vaccinated almost 50% of their population!

Official statement The organizing committee want apologize everyone who didn't get the April's Fool Joke and those, who got health problems after reading a post from few hours ago. The Grand Final of TAISC 2021 will take place as planned at April 17th, with Opening Ceremony day earlier and with Festival of Music which will begin on April 5th. Host nation is still waiting impatiently for votes from yet missing 14 countries, as it was mentioned yesterday, the deadline to send the votes is now scheduled for Monday, April 5th at 18:00 CET (GMT+2). Best regards

I have faith on people, additional year should be enough to send the votes.

Contest is "just" postponed, not cancelled, so... Do you need right now cardiologist? If yes, you have to wait as we dont have any free ambulance for non-covid health problems, as well as places in hospitals.

Breaking News Due to rapidly raising of new coronavirus cases in Poland, organizing committee made a hearthbreaking but necessary decision about postponing Grand Final of TAISC 2021 which was scheduled for April 17th, about a year, to April 2022. We all known that health and life are the most important things, right now inviting your everyone to Poland wouldn't be safe for anyone. But we are hoping that until next year, world will come back to normal, thanks to vaccine and social distancing. Organizing committee express the hope for understanding from every competing nation. All entries and already received votes will be keep until next year, with hope that everyone will return next time and we all will be celebrating the best song contest on the internet. Together, on place. With regards and wishing health, rybak, member of TAISC 2021 Organizing Committee

It's over wins

There is no weak teams at this stage

leads 2-1 over !!

'When Lewandowski is injured and you put Jesus instead"

I'm sorry, as an apology you and Axoloco will get free entry to the museum and voucher for tasting vodka without paying

Those who voted earlier will get their templates as first + You can take part also in Voting Odrer Draw

Today we will visit, opened just few years ago, special place for people who like alcohol (this is something for you @OlympicIRL @Wumo @Agger @hckošice ) Museum of Polish Vodka It's a museum in the Praga-Północ district of Warsaw, which documenting over 600 years of history and tradition of producing vodka in Poland. The museum is located in the complex of the former Warsaw Vodka Factory "Koneser". The facility is located in a restored historic spirit rectification building from 1897. It consists of three parts: the rectification hall, the main body and the ground-floor hall. The inscription "Spirit Rectification 1897–1970" has been preserved on the front elevation. The architectural design of the museum was selected in November 2014 in an open competition. The multimedia exhibition was designed by Mirosław Nizio. The museum's logo was created by Andrzej Pągowski. The establishment of the facility was supported by the French company Pernod Ricard. The facility presents, among others the development of methods of producing alcohol over the centuries, modern production methods and a collection of bottles for storing vodka. The museum was opened to visitors on June 12, 2018 In the lobby on the ground floor there are, among others, rotating black panels with grain motifs. In the cinema room on the first floor, with the walls and ceiling covered with a copper mesh (this is to imitate the interior of a large vat), 50 seats from the Komedia Theater were installed. Visitors can watch a film about long-time employees of the vodka industry. The original steel staircase leads to the hall from the lobby. The main exhibition consists of five galleries presenting the history and technology of vodka production in Poland from the 15th century to the present day. It shows, an alchemist's laboratory, an inn and a manor house, a diagram of Jan Pistorius's spirit distillation apparatus from 1817, a reconstructed agricultural distillery, and a description of vodka drinking habits. The floors in some rooms are made of alcohol barrels. The ticket price to the museum also includes a voucher for Polish vodka tasting.

Official announcement Due to few requests the deadline to send the votes at TAISC 2021 which was scheduled for April 2nd (Friday), 23:00 CET (GMT +2) is extended to April 5th (Monday), 18:00 CET (GMT +2). Organizing committee expresses hope, that until that day each competing nation, which didn't send their votes yet, will do it until that day. With best regards, rybak, member of organizing committee.

Some of you surely is aware about it, but it is still worth to mention that just 71 hours left to send the votes @Federer91 @intoronto @Vic Liu @Agger @Finnator123 @catgamer @Makedonas @Yannakis @Fly_like_a_don @Dnl @Gianlu33 @SteveParker @Glen @mrv86 @Ionoutz24 @heywoodu @Skijumpingmaster @hckošice @justony @amen09 @Olympian1010

Meanwhile in Far Asia, devastated by 14-0

Wow, wins over !! Congrats @hckošice

Logo has been officially chosen

Running order of both semifinals has been announced First semifinal will be opened by and closed by Second semifinal will be opened by and closed by More details you can found in link below. https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-running-orders